Poetry Friday - Homecoming

            Catherine Flynn at Reading to the Core hosts this final Poetry Friday in July. The cicadas have arrived here in Denver already. Can autumn already be on its way? Catherine is prepping for autumn by sharing the new poetry book, Great Friends, by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong, poems for reading during morning announcements in school. And she's giving away three copies! Thanks, Catherine!

        The last time I posted on Friday was when I was anticipating our family trip to Costa Rica. We have gone; we have returned. The trip was wonderful. I shared many pictures on Instagram and Facebook, but won't do a travel slideshow here, promise. I did seem to lean to water and sunset pics along with family, no surprise when the ocean is near. Here is one response after return.

the view from our house

beautiful art on one building, color reigns

This Place Came Home With Me

I brought the gritty sand that clings -

rough to the hand while sweeping 

out the luggage -

and one olive shell tumbling ’cross the floor.

In the evening quiet,

I hear the ocean’s roar,

and the pool’s splash,

smile at being paid in sand dollars.

The squirrels in my trees

turn into monkeys, 

staring, stretching for higher branches.

Inside my eyelids, colors pass,

bright, bold art - 

sky and people created.

I packed the hugs, too,

top pocket of my bag,

brimful when arriving home.

Linda Baie © All Rights Reserved

      I would have brought the lovely people we met, but they wanted to stay! They will star in another poem, I think.